Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Iowa, USA

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Iowa, USA

We performed antimicrobial drug susceptibility testing and molecular typing on invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates (n = 1,666) submitted to the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory during 1999–2006 as part of a statewide surveillance system. All USA300 and USA400 i...

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Main Authors: Philip Van De Griend, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Bret Alvis, Mary DeMartino, Kristopher Heilmann, Gary Doern, Patricia Winokur, Diana DeSalvo Vonstein, Daniel Diekema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
MRSA
community-associated MRSA
surveillance
bloodstream infection
Iowa
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/08-0877_article

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